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The Salem Witchcraft Trials

From
early 1662 through mid 1663, the British New England town of Salem was engulfed
in a series of satanic activities that resulted in the trial of 19 men and
women for their participation in these 'darkly occult arts.' Referred to by
historians as the Salem Witchcraft Trials, the proceedings that took place
resulted in numerous death sentences and were among the most corrupt to have
occurred within the colonization of America. Attorney Melvin Merzon recounts
the 'mysterious and hysterical events' the witch hunt brought about, and the
infamous trials that followed.



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